The end of Pinglan Village.

Inside the house, Mu Junyu had just finished being tortured and was dragged onto a straw bed by two old women.

Mu Junyu lay on the couch, covered in blood, enjoying a moment of peace.

Su Renyi brought a bowl of freshly cooked white porridge into the room. Seeing Mu Junyu lying there covered in wounds, he felt a pang of heartache.

"Eat something." Su Renyi sat down next to Mu Junyu and scooped a spoonful of white porridge to feed her.

Mu Junyu glanced at him with annoyance.

It's so annoying to finally have some peace and quiet for a while!

"You're weak, you won't be able to hold on if you don't eat." Seeing that she wouldn't open her mouth, Su Renyi coaxed her in a gentle voice.

Mu Junyu felt disgusted: "If you're so capable, then make Su Huiyan release me. Don't try to embarrass me with any other small favors!"

Who cares about his porridge? She just wants to lie there quietly by herself.

Rebuffed like that, Su Renyi's face darkened again.

In the Yong'an Marquis's mansion, every concubine and maidservant fawns over him. The women in the courtyard are all waiting for his favor. But she is different. He fawns over her so much, yet she takes advantage of him and doesn't know what's good for her!

"As long as you tell her the whereabouts of the military tally, she will definitely release you!" Su Renyi put the white porridge on the small wooden table next to him, no longer interested in coaxing him: "Tell me, where is the military tally?"

Mu Junyu looked away and said casually, "I told you, I lost the military tally. Didn't you make a fake one? Now that the real military tally is gone, doesn't your fake one become the real one?"

"Lost? Who would believe that?" Su Renyi felt that Mu Junyu was treating him like a fool, and asked angrily, "Did you hand over the military tally to Su Xuening and Su Yun'an?"

Mentioning Su Xuening and Su Yun'an, Mu Junyu finally raised her eyes and looked directly at Su Renyi, saying coldly, "I said, the military tally is with me. Ning'er and An'er are too young to understand what a military tally is. How could Renzhong possibly hand over the military tally to them?"

Su Renyi actually knew that the military tally was most likely not with Su Xuening and Su Yun'an: "As long as you hand over the military tally to us, not only will you not suffer, but you can also go back and reunite with Su Xuening and Su Yun'an."

Mu Junyu looked away again, not wanting to waste any more words with him.

Seeing her indifferent attitude again, Su Renyi narrowed his eyes coldly: "Do you know why Consort Su moved you?"

Mu Junyu's lowered eyes flickered slightly; she was genuinely curious about this question.

Why was Su Huiyan suddenly transferred out of Kyoto and handed over to Su Renyi when she was perfectly fine? What happened?

Mu Junyu remained silent, and Su Renyi, unsure if she was still listening, continued his chilling threat: "She's lost patience. If you don't reveal the whereabouts of the military tally, Su Xuening and Su Yun'an will be the ones to suffer. You don't want Su Xuening and Su Yun'an to be tortured like you every day, do you?"

Mu Junyu suddenly raised her eyes, her sharp gaze piercing Su Renyi: "Ning'er and An'er are Renzhong's own flesh and blood, and they are also your own flesh and blood relatives. How could you do such a thing!"

Seeing that she only reacted when Su Xuening and Su Yun'an were mentioned, Su Renyi immediately felt like he had caught her red-handed: "Who told you not to hand over the military tally? As long as you hand it over, none of the three of you will be in any trouble!"

"Bah!" Seeing Su Renyi's shamelessness, Mu Junyu was furious: "Su Renyi, Su Huiyan, you two beasts! Back when you were in the mountain village, who brought you to the capital? Who hired a tutor to teach you to read? Who took you to the battlefield and sent Su Huiyan to the palace to become a concubine? If it weren't for Renzhong, you would still be farming and raising chickens in the mountain village. Could one of you have become the Marquis of Yong'an and the other the Consort Su? Renzhong only has these two bloodlines, and you both want to ruin them. You are not even as good as beasts!"

Mu Junyu has always been the most patient and tolerant person. She can endure any hardship or difficulty on her own. But now, when she hears that they want to harm her children, she really can't hold back anymore.

However, she regretted it after she finished cursing, not because she regretted cursing Su Huiyan and Su Renyi, but because she regretted showing too much concern, which would harm Ning'er and An'er. She should have remained indifferent and detached as always.

Upon hearing Mu Junyu's cursing, the two old women outside immediately rushed into the wooden house.

"How dare you insult our Consort Su! You're asking for trouble!"

Without saying a word, the two old women stepped forward, pulled Mu Junyu up again, put her on a wooden frame next to them, and began to whip her again.

Their movements were fluid and natural, as if they had done it countless times. They completely disregarded Su Renyi, as if he didn't exist.

However, Su Renyi did not stop the two old women this time.

He always remembered what Su Huiyan had told him: his most important task was to obtain the Su family's military seal!

It's good for them to teach her a lesson, so she doesn't still not realize her situation!

Every day, Mu Junyu was given muscle-relaxing powder by these old women, leaving her with no strength to resist and only able to endure their beatings. However, she had long since become numb to it; the physical pain could not torment her, nor could it make her compromise.

Mu Junyu's mouth was full of blood from being whipped by the two old women. Her eyes were bloodshot as she glared at Su Renyi: "Don't you dare try anything funny. If anything happens to Ning'er and An'er, I won't live on, and you will never get the Su family army!"

Upon hearing Mu Junyu's threat, Su Renyi's expression darkened instantly, and he turned and left.

After an incense stick had burned, the secret guards sent by Xuanyuan Zhan to the western gate of Kyoto finally spotted Su Renyi.

The guards were all very excited. One of them sent a guard back to report the news, while the others followed Su Renyi into the palace.

The Holy King's Palace.

"Your Highness, Su Renyi has appeared!" Ye Yun immediately reported to Xuan Yuanzhan after receiving the report from the secret guard.

Xuanyuan Zhan immediately perked up: "He's finally appeared! Where is he now?"

Ye Yun: "It seems we've entered the palace."

Su Xuening was also a little excited: "Is he alone?"

Yes, just him.

"Which city gate did he come back from?" Su Xuening asked anxiously, as if she had just remembered something.

"West Gate".

Xuanyuan Zhan frowned: "Is someone keeping an eye on Su Renyi?"

"Your Highness, rest assured, our men are keeping an eye on things."

Not only were the men from the West Gate sent to keep an eye on Su Renyi, but the men from the other gates were also recalled and sent to wait at the entrance of the Yong'an Marquis's residence and the palace.

Xuanyuan Zhan narrowed his eyes: "Keep a close eye on Su Renyi, and send more people to search for Madam Su's whereabouts in the western suburbs of the capital."

"yes."

Ye Yun agreed and immediately went to take care of the matter.

Xuan Yuanzhan looked at Su Xuening and comforted her, "Su Renyi has appeared, so he should be able to find his mother soon."

"Mmm," Su Xuening responded softly, but she didn't feel much relieved.

She would not be at peace until her mother was saved!